The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sofa \So"fa\, n.; pl. Sofas. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to
   dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[`a].]
   A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends;
   -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
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         Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. --Cowper.
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   Sofa bed, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to
      form a bed; -- called also sofa bedstead.
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